Zombie scavenger hunt lurks through Dallas February 16

This zombie thing is really taking on a life of its own.

Zombies are coming back to Dallas, and this time they're not just the leg dragging, drooling slowpokes. During a scavenger hunt in Dallas called Zombi Race on February 16, fast-moving undead will also attempt to chase participants trying to survive the pseudo zombie apocalypse.

Participants begin at The Church on Swiss Avenue and pay $35 a person. (Teams of two are required.) They will use clues to find checkpoints, at which participants will do physical and mental challenges to glean "punches" on their zombie race cards to continue the hunt.

The first person back to The Church wins -- unless they get infected by lurking zombies during the trek.

That's where the volunteer zombies come in: "We have zombie hordes that are going to be stationed throughout the race that you'll definitely have to avoid," said Ashley Chiarello, event director at Frawg Stomp, the Virgina-based company that puts on Zombi Race in several cities.

Getting tagged by a zombie means you are infected and can't finish the race.

Participants can expect to cover 3 to 5 miles and are given three hours to finish. Chiarello wouldn't give away any hints but said that they talk to local Dallas residents to write each clue. After the race is a post-apocalyptic party with "beer and zombi cheer."

If the Zombie Walk in Deep Ellum was any indication of Dallas' love for all things ghoulish, this will be a bloody good time.